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sourpussing

sourpussing is the present participle and gerund of sourpuss.

Meaning of sourpuss

Verb

sourpuss (third-person singular simple present sourpusses, present participle sourpussing, simple past and past participle sourpussed)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) To make a gloomy, sullen or miserable facial expression; to scowl.
    • “Oh, stop your sourpussing. We got what you needed.”2006 August 6, Jackson Publick, “Twenty Years to Midnight” (11:16 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 2, episode 5, spoken by Pirate Captain (Christopher McCulloch)

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Questions about sourpussing

What is sourpussing the present participle and gerund of?
Sourpussing is the present participle and gerund of sourpuss.

Words near sourpussing in the dictionary

  1. sourplum
  2. sourplums
  3. sourpuss
  4. sourpussed
  5. sourpusses
  6. sourpussing
  7. sours
  8. sours on
  9. soursap
  10. soursaps
  11. soursob

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